Salix magnifica
| Habit | tree
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| Height: | ⇕ | 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20. |
| Width: | ⇔ | 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. |
| Lifespan: | ⌛ | perennial |
| Bloom: | ❀ | early spring, mid spring, late spring |
| Exposure: | ☼ | sun |
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| Features: | ✓ | flowers |
| USDA Zones: | 7 to 10 |
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Salix magnifica is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sichuan in southwestern China, where it grows at high altitudes of 2,100–3,000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 10–25 cm long and 7–12 cm broad, with an entire margin; they are green above, and glaucous below, with red veins and petiole. The flowers are produced in catkins in late spring after the new leaves appear; it is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 10 cm long; the female catkins are 10 cm long at pollination, expanding to 25 cm long at seed maturity.[1][3]
It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in western Europe for its bold foliage, with the largest leaves of any willow.[3]
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Varieties
- Salix magnifica var. magnifica
- Salix magnifica var. apatela (C.K.Schneider) K.S.Hao
- Salix magnifica var. ulotricha (C.K.Schneider) N.Chao
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China: Salix magnifica
- ↑ World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Salix magnifica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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